Peshawar vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Peshawar	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$338	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$820	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$125	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$220	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$127	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$193	$5811
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	100
😀 Quality of life	40	94
🏙️ Population	1.97M	690K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 89% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 9126th and 93rd ($338 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 74th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 6896th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Washington

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	Peshawar	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$44.9	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$211	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.5	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.47%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$181	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$151	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.15	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.85	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.61	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.9	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.7	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$23453

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$374
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$372
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$358
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$323
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$439
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$441
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$469
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$599
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$328
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$456
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$277
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$476
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$373
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$388
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$319
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$280
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$335
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$344
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$308
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$344
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$312
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$467
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$310
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$500
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$358
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$371
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$407
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$360
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$378
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948